Releasesby IbisThe AI.CHUNK_DOCUMENT function is a table-valued function that splits unstructured documents into...
GA3 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 22, 2026
The AI.CHUNK_DOCUMENT function is a table-valued function that splits unstructured documents into semantically coherent text chunks optimized for vector embeddings and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows. This function is generally available (GA).
Topics: Vector search
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